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NUMBER 148.
VOLUME XV,
ALBANY, QA, 8ATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL
NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK IS PER
MITTED TO DRAW TEN MILLIONS IN GOLD.
LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE NEW
OFFICE BUILDINGS FOR THE HOUSE.
NAPLES, Apyil 14. — News from the Vesuvius re
gion continues satisfactory today. The sun is shining
brightly and the last vestiges of the eruption are disap
pearing from Naples. Cleaning and sweeping continues,
but the city has resumed its normal appearance.
NEW YORK, April 14.—The announcement is
made today that Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has
permitted the National City Bank to draw ten million
dollars in gold from the United States treasury, pend
ing the arrival of that amount engaged in London.
The bank deposited bonds sufficient to cover the
amount of the loan.
-In the presence of a distinguished assepi-
WASHINBTON, April 14.
blage, with the President of the United States talcing a prominent part,
the corner stone of the new office building for the House of Representa
tives will he laid with Impressive cermontes this afternoon. The Presi
dent will malce the address of the day on the subject, "The Man With the
Muck Ralce.” -
The program includes, besides the President’s address, music by the
Marine Band, the laying of the stone by the Grand Master Mason of the
District of Columbia, assisted by an officer of the Grand Lodge; an ad
dress by Grand Master Walter A. Brown; an address by Speaker Cannon;
one by Representative Hepburn, of Iowa; and one by former Represen
tative Richardson, of Tennessee, Grand Commander of the Supreme
Council of Scottish Rite Masohs. . .
The gavel first used by President Washington one hundred and thir-
! teen years ago, In laying the corner stone of the' capitol building, will be
used today.
LETTERS BEING SENT OUT TO NEWSPAPERS
OF STATE, ASKING THEIR INFLUENCE.
Cases of Public Interest that
Will Come Up for .Trial in
Fulton Superior Court
this Month.
Thirteenth Annual Meeting
in Savannah Next Week.
A .String of Pleasant En-.
r
tertainments—Officers.
MACON, Ga„' April 14.—The following letter Is being sent out to
newspapers of the state, And It Is expected to have great weight In de
termining the convention city;
“Macon, Ga., April 13, 190G.
"We believe Macon Is the logical place for holding the next 'state
Democratic convention. Your assistance In making our fairs a succdfcs
causes us to covet your aid in influencing tile committeemen to select
Macon as the meeting place for tile Democratic convehtipn.
“The question, as you know, will be settled) on April 30, when tho
committee meets in Atlanta. May we depend on you to help us?
“Letters received from all over the state Indicate that four-fifths ^of
the people prefer Macon, because we are on neutral ground. No candi
date would have an advantage over other candidates by reason of local
surroundings.
“Atlanta has two candidates—Macon has nono, and wo can furnish
ideal accommodations. •
“We will appreciate anything you will write on the subject. , .
Yours very truly, /
. "ARTHUR L. DASHER,
"Chairman Committee on Invitation.”
“EUGENE ANDERSON,. Secretary.”
important assistance to the prosecu
tion, has also returned.
United States Assistant Attorney-
General Marion Erwin will' remain for
several days yet. He haB other phases
of thd case to look after. The Greene
and Gaynor case will likely be Mr.
Erwin’s lifework. for some years to
come yet. He said to The Herald rep
resentative after the conviction that
there were many other features to at
tract his attention. It may be that
Carter and the other Gaynors who
were jointly indicted with Greene and
Gaynor will be tried.
The great mass of. records in the
case is being carefully taken care of
and will be preserved for future ref
erence. Mr. Erwin will go to Chicago
soon to take up the end of the case
thore and try to get hold of the money
of Carter which he has tied up.
The attorneys for Greene and Gay-.
Special to The Herald. ,
Atlanta, Ga., April 14.—The case of
Mrs. Willie Standiferi charged with
killing Miss Chappell Whlsenant, her
sister, because of Standlfer’s atten*
tentipn to the girl, will probably not
he called In the Fulton suporlor court
until April 25, when it will bo redohed
as the first bond case. During! the
first week of the term Judge Charles
Brand, of the western circuit, will sit
on the bench, and jail oases will have
precedence.
On Monday, April 28, Judge Roan
will take up the cases of J.' N. Stro-
bar, .former agent of tlie ‘Atlantic
Const Line, who Is charged With mak
ing out two check'd payable to him
self, and aggregating $i,700, and: then
skipping to Canada.
Special to The Herald.
Savannah, Ga., April 14.—The thir
teenth annual meeting of the Georgia
Society of Colonial Dames will bo held
in Savannah next, week. There Is
much interest In this session. There
will be delegates present from At
lanta, Augusta, Macon,,Columbus, and
other cities In the state.
The first session will he held at 10
o’clock on Thursday morning at the
De Soto Hotel, Thursday, afternoon
the visitors will be entertained with
an amateur dramatic performance, lind
in the evening Mrs. T. D. Tinsley will
entertain with a reception at the
Woman’s CluJj. Friday morning the
offlcorB will be elected. , Sutunlj^y
Defendant’s Counsel Prepare
ing a Bill of Exceptions,
Defendants Will Remain
in Savannah Jail.
Special to The Herald,
Savannah, Ga., April 14.—Many of
those who were attracted to Savannah
T>y the Greene and iGaynor trial in the
United States court are making prep
arations to depart, now that the dev
fendants have been tried and convict
ed and sentenced. Geh. T. F. Barr,
U. S. A., who convicted Captain Car
ter and later assisted in the/convic-
' tibn Of tnoHVO- dwa—4«^«AtR. iusL.trj orl j
has returned to Washington, and
Mninr Charles McClure, who gave vory
the rulings of Judge Speer in the trial
just ended, and they will have them
ready to present, to the court koon.
They have ten days in which to'4o 60.
The ha-.dest fight before^Judge Speer
and through the Circuit Couyt of Ap
peals will he up<
14-year-old daughter of the Rev. A. C.
Ward, pastor of the Temple Baptist
church,ywllUalso come up for trial at.
tills term of court.
j. J. Wilder, Sa-
If you usq^tny otfcter
brand of paint, it is ’
proof conclusive that
you do not know all the
virtues of
N6 COUNTERFEITER,” . ,
SAYS PRETTY WOMAN.
:on the question of. ex
traditing tho .defendants tor embezzle
ment and trying them for conspiracy.
It is understood that a New York at
torney with a -great reputation for in
ternational law will take up this side
of the question for the defendants.
In the meantime, Greene and Gay
nor have a long, hot summer before
them in the Savannah jail. Judge
Speer has passed an order that they
remain there. He will not accept bail
for them. There are some people who
think the wise plan would he to go.
ahead and serve the four years and
have it over. The Atlanta federal
prison is far more comfortable than
that in -Savannah, and the fight will
No Place for Women In U. S. Prison
. t
at Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga,, April 14.—Having been Johnston, Savannah,
convicted of making and circulating Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. Ed-
counterfeit $5 gold pieces and sen- ward Knrow, Savannah,
tenced to servo twelve months in prls- Treasurer—Mrs. Charles G. Barfiey,
on, Mrs. Alice Smoot, aged 25, excel)- Savannah.
tionally pretty, was refused admit- ^ Historian Mrs. L. G. Young, Savan-
tance to tho Atlanta’ federal prison nail.
yesterday because that institution has Genealogist-Miss Eugenia Tolin-
no woman’s department. Mrs. Smoot ston, Savannah. t
was brought hero from North Carolina Board of Directors—Mrs. C.
in company with her husband, G. Li Young, Savannah;, Mrs. M. Lang,
i; Mrs. Robert Btlllngton, Sa-
Mrs. C. C. Ariderbon, Savan-
s. P. W. Meidrlm, Savannah';
Stock the Celebrated
Sscitet Servic 1 Man Crossed
the Atlantic on Same Ship
Witly- Gorky and Will
Keep Watch.
Unquestionably _ the
best paint* for this cli
mate. Any good pairiter
will advise its use, be
cause it looks better, and
lasts better than other
kinds. . •
This is the best sea
son for' painting. ' If
and invite Inspection.
One customer tells us
hauled two car loads of freight
at one trip over an ordinary
Country Road.
We also carry
Friends of
charge and sentenced to'twp years In va ,
prison/ The husband found no diffi- na]
culty tn getting, into the penitentiary.
His wife, however, will bo taken to /
Nashville to tho prison there. It Is
equipped with a department for wo- g a
men. I j Mi
The woman denies her guilt, Baying y,
that she never manufactured any Bpu- Ql;
riou3 money, and that If slio passed At
the “queer” It was done unwittingly, bu
She says the bad money was handed H.
to her hy a stranger. H.
“Look at me!” she exclaimed'to a co
reporter at police barracks, where she
Is being held pending removal to Nash- A
vllle, “do I look like a member of a
gang of counterfeiters? I tell the truth
when -I declare that I am a mountain
eer, born and reared. in the mountains
- of North Cajoiliia. It seems so hard pi
to be punished for something of which p
Since my conviction I
New. York,
Maxim Gorky, have learned that a
trusted agent of the Russian secret
police is In Now York to organize a
system of espionage on Gorky and his
two fellow revolutionists, who are
here to raise funds for the cause of
the P.ussian revolutionists. The spy
crossed the Atlantic on the skme
steamer which brought Gpiky- Uo
far, to keep his resl-
trusting widow
WITH A FARM
Married a Worthless Man and.is
faring the Consequences.
your house needs a fresh
cOett, figure with us.
r e can save you money.
Eull line of
Special to The Herald.
Atlanta, Ga., April ,14.-<fA pitiful
story of a woman's love and a man s
faithlessness was related to Matron
Bonefeld by Mrs. Ann Davis yester
day. Mrs. Davis was a lodger at police
barracks. She came here from her
home at Duluth, Ga., and stated that
she was in search of her husband,
who, she said, had deserted her about
three weeks. Mrs. Davis was a widow
with six children and a good farm
when she met Davis- He wooed and
CAPT. RAY KILLED
BIG ALLIGATOR.
Floor Paintsi
Floor Stains,
Wall Paints,
Steamer Forest Brought Up Dead
Saurian This Morning.
Boston
I am innocent,
have been so despondent that I don't
care what becomes' of me, I wouldn't
care if they, hanged me."
this morning from points down tne
river, brought the carcass of the larg-
qst alligator killed In. several years on,
this part of the Flint r
Capt. Ray shot the .big saurian with
a rifle. The alligator was taking
things easy bn a quiet hank, and al
lowed the boat to approach close
Paints
Enamels,
Varnishes,
8 'jtHrbdl! iftl
-At a meeting
of about seventy-five representatives
of marble companies In the state of
Georgia, a Retail Marble Dealers’ .As
sociation was formed, with J. B. Rob-
Was erts, of Ball Ground, Georgia,, presi
de dent. C. J. Clark, of'Americas, was
' elected one of four presidents.
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